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hy⋅phen

  [hahy-fuhn]
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–noun
1. a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
–verb (used with object)
2. hyphenate.
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL < Gk hyphén (adv.) together, deriv. of hyph' hén (prep. phrase), equiv. to hyp(ó) under (see hypo- ) + hén, neut. of heîs one

Related forms:
hy⋅phen⋅ic  [hahy-fen-ik] , adjective
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Cultural Dictionary

hyphen

A punctuation mark (-) used in some compound words, such as self-motivation, seventy-five, and mother-in-law. A hyphen is also used to divide a word at the end of a line of type. Hyphens may appear only between syllables. Thus com-pound is properly hyphenated, but compo-und is not.

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Word Origin & History

hyphen 
c.1620, from L.L. hyphen, from Gk. hyphen "mark joining two syllables or words," probably indicating how they were to be sung, "together, in one," lit. "under one," from hypo "under" + hen, neut. of heis "one."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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